VIDEO TAPES

Different from film, video tapes were immediately visible, with the simplicity of usage that allowed it to win over quickly the amateurs. VHS tapes dominated the scene for many years, after winning the war against Betamax. The generations of video tapes that followed - MiniDV & Hi8 - with less clutter and better taping quality thanks to digital technology, had a shorter life. HD slowly but inexorably took over the market from video tapes.

VHS / VHSc

DVCAM / MiniDV

Hi8 / 8mm

camcorder

VIDEO TAPES

Different from film, video tapes were immediately visible, with the simplicity of usage that allowed it to win over quickly the amateurs. VHS tapes dominated the scene for many years, after winning the war against Betamax. The generations of video tapes that followed - MiniDV & Hi8 - with less clutter and better taping quality thanks to digital technology, had a shorter life. HD slowly but inexorably took over the market from video tapes.

VHS / VHSc

DVCAM / MiniDV

Hi8 / 8mm

camcorder

Video tapes are reproduced with good quality readers and imported to digital with appropriate instruments. One of the primary drawbacks to magnetic tapes, and a leading cause of their decline, is their sensitivity to a number of environmental factors such as light, temperature, dust and magnetic fields. Video tapes were also subject to deterioration each time they were reproduced or overwritten. Please keep this in mind when requesting a restoration of magnetic tapes which may have been subject to damage from any of the above factors.